Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, August 2018
128 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2018. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 128
- Busiest day
- August 12, 201824 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 94 min |
| Aug 1, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 11:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 3 more | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 17 min |
| Aug 2, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 3 more | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 17 min |
| Aug 6, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 17 min |
| Aug 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 67 min |
| Aug 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange, Rockingham | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Rockingham | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Orange | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 20 min |
| Aug 12, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 79 min |
| Aug 12, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, New Kent, Prince George and 3 more | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 3 more | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 64 min |
| Aug 13, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 1 more | 64 min |
| Aug 13, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 67 min |
| Aug 13, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 3 more | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 67 min |
| Aug 17, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Warren | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 18 min |
| Aug 17, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Madison | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 50 min |
| Aug 27, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 20 min |
| Aug 30, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Madison, Orange | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 54 min |
| Aug 30, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 52 min |
| Aug 30, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 68 min |
| Aug 30, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 61 min |
| Aug 30, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 43 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County15
- Franklin County13
- Henry County11
- Frederick County10
- Madison County10
- Orange County10
- Campbell County9
- Halifax County9
- Appomattox County9
- Fauquier County9
- Culpeper County9
- Bedford County8
- Albemarle County8
- Greene County8
- Amherst County8
- Clarke County7
- Shenandoah County7
- Augusta County7
- Rockingham County7
- Patrick County6
- Warren County6
- Fairfax County6
- Alleghany County6
- Buckingham County5
- Loudoun County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Rockbridge County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Montgomery County5
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Winchester4
- Charlotte County4
- Page County4
- City of Danville4
- Nelson County4
- Bath County4
- Grayson County4
- Pulaski County4
- Botetourt County4
67 more counties
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- Prince William County3
- Powhatan County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Giles County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Floyd County3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Roanoke3
- Carroll County3
- City of Covington3
- Chesterfield County3
- City of Richmond3
- Amelia County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Craig County2
- Middlesex County2
- City of Salem2
- Wythe County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Galax2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Charles City County2
- Accomack County2
- Brunswick County1
- Greensville County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Buchanan County1
- Mathews County1
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Highland County1
- Caroline County1
- King George County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- New Kent County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- Henrico County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Lee County1
- Northampton County1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20172019
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.